#5237C5#5237C5

#5237C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.207 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237C5
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 197)
HSL	hsl(251, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(251, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.12, 49.40, -69.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.12, 85.56, 305.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% 0.0482 -0.2013)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.207 283.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9208, 8.5565, 53.6778)
Luminance	0.0856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5237C5 #AAC537

analogous

#3763C5 #5237C5 #9937C5

triadic

#5237C5 #C55237 #37C552

tetradic

#5237C5 #C53763 #AAC537 #37C599

square

#5237C5 #C53763 #AAC537 #37C599

split-complementary

#5237C5 #C59937 #63C537

monochromatic

#2A1C65 #3E2A95 #5237C5 #7A65D4 #A495E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#5237C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#5237C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237C5

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237C5	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A5E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.207 283.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71d8',
    500: '#5237c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237c5;
$custom-light: #8f71d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.408,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46228,
    "c": 0.20694,
    "h": 283.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237C5

secondary

#C0CD8B

accent

#E048C3

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237C5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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